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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (“to flash”), with a nasal suffix. Kroonen connects it with Old Irish grían (“sun”).
Pronunciation
Verb
*grīnaną[1][2]
- to snarl, show teeth, grin
- to flash, give light
Inflection
Conjugation of
*grīnaną (strong class 1)
Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*grīnan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 190
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒrīnanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 143